rover1971
Reged: 09/06/2008
Posts: 261
Loc: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Just spent the past two afternoons trying to get my head round fitting Shimano BR550 Canti's, never fitted these contraptions before...are they supposed to be that hard to get adjusted right? 
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bfergie
Reged: 19/04/2008
Posts: 1616
Loc: Wickerman land,Scotland
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The tension adjuster screws are the key, they must be balanced with equal tension, if one side is on or near the rim and the other far away tighten the one on the rim to add spring tension or slacken the other or a bit of both, they are adjusted the same as V brakes. a quarter turn can be all it needs. After every adjustment pull the brakes on and release before adjusting again.
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rover1971
Reged: 09/06/2008
Posts: 261
Loc: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Took me ages before I noticed those screws on these brakes 
Once I discovered them things went a lot more smoothly, still prefer setting up normal calipers though, these things are murder!
I'll road test tomorrow, fingers crossed they work when I need them! 
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wuverley
Reged: 16/05/2008
Posts: 1490
Loc: Man of Kent
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Cantis can be a nightmare, but you get there in the end, or die trying. 
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Invicta
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hubbub
Reged: 22/10/2007
Posts: 513
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If you get them right they'll outbrake anything on the road, get them wrong and they're total crap. For road levers you need the wide profile ones such as Froggleggs or the old Dia Compes they used to fit to Claud Butler tandems(:o) The mtb lowprofile ones need too much cablepull.
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rover1971
Reged: 09/06/2008
Posts: 261
Loc: Aberdeen, Scotland
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Well I got them set up at last and got to admit they are pretty good although they are on a singlespeed bike so not much weight for them to stop. I am using Tektro lo-profile levers and they seem fine as well so I'm one happy chappy 
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